Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

30 cucumbers
2 large peppers (optional)
5 c. vinegar
2 Tbsp. mustard seed
1/2 tsp. cloves
8 large onions
1/2 c. salt
5 c. sugar
1 tsp. turmeric
powdered alum

Preparation

Soak sliced cucumbers with peelings on in 1/2 cup salt and water to cover for 3 hours.
Drain well.
Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.